With his Bremen contract set to expire in June, England-born Hunt still has to decide whether to extend his 13-year stay at Werder, whom he joined as a youth player in 2001.

"I need to make a fundamental decision: a lifetime at Werder or something new," said Hunt, who has made three appearances for Germany.

Werder coach Robin Dutt praised Hunt for his honesty and also commended Nuremberg's Japan international Hiroshi Kiyotake, who told the referee a corner awarded to his team should be a Werder goal-kick.